Kannada film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar passes away

Kannada film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar, wife of the late Kannada superstar Rajkumar, passed away on Wednesday morning due to prolonged illness in a private hospital here. She was 78.

Her blood pressure dropped since last night following which she had a massive cardiac arrest at 4.40 a.m. Her malignancy had spread to the lungs and liver, said Ramaiah hospital president Naresh Shetty. She has been hospitalised since May 14.

All her three sons- Shivaraj, Ragavendra, Punith along with other family members were present, the doctor said.